The band also took on day jobs, saving as much as they could to spend on the sessions. The band decided to record its next album without the help of a label, supporting itself with touring and by compiling its previously released singles into Singles, which was released on indie label Big Wheel Recreation. Overlooked upon its release, Clarity has since amassed cult status and critical acclaim. The album's closing song "Goodbye Sky Harbor" is based on the John Irving novel A Prayer for Owen Meany. The third album contained the single "Lucky Denver Mint" and a radio remix of the song was featured in the film Never Been Kissed the song garnered a cult following.
Clarity was also released on vinyl through the now-defunct American independent record label Big Wheel Recreation. Clarity marks the start of Adkins's primary role as lead vocalist and, instead, Linton's focus was guitar work. Both the band and Trombino produced the album, with the latter also responsible for the album's mixing duties. The tracks were mixed at One on One Studios ( Los Angeles, California) and Music Grinder Studios, and were mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering ( Hollywood, California). Main article: Clarity (Jimmy Eat World album)įrom late 1998 to early 1999, the band recorded their next album Clarity at two studios, Sound City Studios ( Van Nuys, California) and Clear Lake Audio ( North Hollywood, California). In the ensuing years, the band's agreement with Capitol permitted the release of singles on independent labels, including split 7-inch singles with Christie Front Drive (Wooden Blue Records, 1995), Jejune (Big Wheel Recreation, 1997), Blueprint (Abridged Records, 1996), Sense Field, and Mineral. Just prior to signing with Capitol, bass player Mitch Porter parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton's friend Rick Burch.Īfter a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino and Wes Kidd from Triple Fast Action to record its major-label debut Static Prevails that featured their first singles "Call It In The Air" and "Rockstar". In response to this self-generated exposure, Capitol Records offered the band a deal in mid-1995, following the interest of Craig Aaronson, the A&R director of the label. The band began to attract increasing attention following the release of numerous recordings and concurrent touring. As they began writing songs and touring in the indie scene, the band encountered like-minded bands, such as Christie Front Drive, Sense Field, and Seven Storey Mountain, that were working on similar sounds. Static Prevails (1996–1998)Įventually, spurred by bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate, the band began to experiment with slower tempos and more varied song structures. Jim usually won, but Ed sought revenge by drawing a picture of Jim shoving the Earth into his mouth the picture bore the caption "Jimmy eat world". The band's name came from a crayon drawing made after an incident between Linton's younger brothers, Jim and Ed Linton, who fought frequently. Within the span of a couple of years, the band recorded and released three singles and a full-length album on local label Wooden Blue Records.ĭuring their formative period the band claimed as influences such pop-punk bands as Mr. T Experience, Radon, and Horace Pinker. Their debut self-titled album (1994) was released with Linton singing most of the lead vocals on the album.
They originally formed with a punk rock sound and first released a demo tape in 1993, followed by a debut EP titled One, Two, Three, Four in 1994. Frontman Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since preschool, joined guitarist Tom Linton and bassist Mitch Porter to try their hand at music. Jimmy Eat World formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona.
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